AP: Coach Gary Patterson says TCU defense has to be better

AP: Coach Gary Patterson says TCU defense has to be better

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Gary Patterson clearly was exaggerating when he said his 15th-ranked Horned Frogs have to improve on defense or risk giving up 1,000 yards and 1,000 points to Arkansas this weekend.

Still, that sent a message to his players after the struggles against FCS team South Dakota State in a 59-41 season-opening victory that dropped them two spots in the latest Top 25 poll.

“Coach P is really good at challenging us, making us feel like any time we’re underperforming we need to do better,” defensive end James McFarland said Tuesday. “When he says stuff like that, we just feel like, ‘OK, well how can we not allow that to happen.’ … Going forward, I feel pretty confident.”

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